Health

In this week’s StoryCorps, a conversation with Joseph Rogers Britton, a caregiver who has been working with AIDS patients for four decades. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It’s Friday, which is when …

Around 600,000 people in the state will now have access to low-cost health insurance. The change will particularly benefit people in poor, rural areas. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, North Carolina …

Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes, which may show up in some pre-cut mixes, are believed to be behind a growing outbreak of salmonella infections across the U.S. and Canada. Joe …

“Allo” is Greek for “other.” Alloparents are helpful relatives and neighbors. In a study from Congo, babies had 8 alloparents on average. Perhaps the self-reliant nuclear family is a societal …

Leslie McIntire, 69, is part of the baby boomer generation that is entering older age amid a historic affordable housing shortage and rising wealth inequality in the U.S. Keren Carrión/NPR …

Under the Biden Administration’s new guidance, most U.S. cities would have to replace lead pipes within the next 10 years. About 9 million lead pipes are still bringing water into …

People gathered at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in July at a rally held by the Center for Medicare Advocacy. They protested denials and delays in private Medicare Advantage …

Doctors and researchers question the efficacy of many common over-the-counter treatments for colds and flus. Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Doctors and researchers …

Participants walk in support and in memory of those lost, during American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk at Montrose Harbor on October 21, 2023 in …

New CDC data shows that life expectancy in the U.S. is starting to recover, after it dropped during COVID-19 health emergency. Despite the gains, it still lags behind pre-pandemic times.